Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception - June/July 2006 #2

Hello all!

New month and a new beginning! Here's to many BFPs this month! Remember, every new cycle is a chance at achieving your dream...

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And we will endeavour to update your details ASAP. We find this works best as often information posted in the thread itself can be lost or unseen.


Name -
State -
My Previous Cycle Length -
Cycle Type -
FF Link -
Months of TTC -
Medications -
Important Dates -

Current from 28/04/06

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Name - Ann
State - NSW
My Previous Cycle Length - 38 - 28
Cycle Type - Natural
Months of TTC - 41
Medications - Nil
Important Dates -

Name - Bee
State - Vic
My Previous Cycle Length – Non existent
Cycle Type - Down Reg
Months of TTC - 3 years
Medications - About to start Down reg cycle
Important Dates -
Extra Information - No AF since stopping pill in 2002, otherwise "unexplained" infertily

Name - Cazzoom
State - VIC
My Previous Cycle Length - 31 - 54 - 31 - 32 - 80ish
Cycle type - Natural hoping for a miracle cycle
Months of TTC - 108 - 9 years almost 1 month
Medications - None
Important Dates - None

Name: Cherie
State: QLD
My Previous Cycle Length: 28-34-31-44-58-82-59-29-42-32
Cycle Type: IVF ICSI
FF Link: http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/cherie
Months of TTC: 14
Medications: Folate, Metformin, Synarel, FSH
Important Dates:EPU approx 12th-15th May
Reasons for Infertility: PCOS, DH obligospermia & abnormal morphology

Name - Confusedegg (Chris)
State -NSW
My Previous Cycle Length - Irregular
Cycle Type - IVF #3
Months of TTC - Approx 12 years (with 2 year break)
Medications - Primolut N, Puregon, Orgalutran, Pregnyl, Elevit
Important Dates - BT 6/7 BFP!

Name - Danni
State - VIC
My Previous Cycle Length - 31
Cycle Type -
FF Link - http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/fed5e
Months of TTC - stopped counting at 18?
Medications - clomid
Important Dates - 1st May, DH Zona Binding test

Name - DJ (Deb)
State - QLD
My Previous Cycle Length -
Cycle Type - Long Stim - IVF
FF Link -
Months of TTC - too long to remember
Medications - Synarel
Important Dates - starting gonal 6 days after AF shows up

Name - firemansgirl (Leisa)
State - NSW
My Previous Cycle Length - 28 days
Cycle Type - natural
FF Link -
Months of TTC - 23
Medications - folic acid, zinc, evening primrose, herbal formula
Important Dates - 12th April appointment with Dr Morgan, 17th May removal of endo from L ovary and lower sigmoid colon (bowel resec)
Reasons for infertility - Adhesions (endo type)....

Name - FunMumma (Bridget)
State - NSW
My Previous Cycle Length - Irregular PCOS
Cycle Type - ICSI Round 2 ( 1st cancelled due to hyperstimulation)
FF Link -
Months of TTC - 15 months
Medications - synarel, puregon, folate, elevit
Important Dates - 1st May, DH Zona Binding test
NAME : friday 7th (ultrasound to say egg pick up monday or cancel)

Name - jchab (Jade)
State - Vic
My Previous Cycle Length -
Cycle Type - 1st IVf Cycle (Down reg)
FF Link - http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/51820
Months of TTC - 23
Medications - Synarel, FSH
Important Dates -

Name: Janee
State: WA
My Previous Cycle Length: 34
Cycle Type: 1st IVF failed May 06, now natural, FET to come
FF Link:
Months of TTC: 2+ years
Medications: none presently
Important Dates: Follow up appt from failed IVF 3/7/06

Name: ~Jane~
State: VIC
My Previous Cycle Length: 32
Cycle Type:
FF Link:
Months of TTC: 2 years off and on
Medications: Clomid
Important Dates: 18/7/06 see new FS

Name - KBaby06 (Kate)
State - WA
My Previous Cycle Length - 29, 27, 30
Cycle Type - natural
FF Link - http://www.fertilityfriend.com/ticker/12321e/ttc.png
Months of TTC - 25
Medications - Clomid 50mg Day 2-6
Important Dates - 27 March Gyn Apt

Name: lil_chookie
State: VIC
My Previous Cycle Length: 34 - 33 - 36 - 28
Cycle Type:
FF Link:
Months of TTC: a very long time
Medications: All natural - multivitamins, folate & inner health only. Try to stick to the Candida diet as much as possible.
Important Dates:

Name - Megan
State - VIC
My Previous Cycle Length - 28 - 29 - 32 - 30 - 27 - 30 - 34 - 30 - 28 - 32 - 27 - 31 - 27 - 27 - 30 - 32 - 29
Cycle Type - Natural
FF Link - http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/9a9f8
Months of TTC - 17 months
Medications - None
Important Dates - Unexplained infertility. Getting ready to undergo IVF within the next couple of months.

Name: Mrs Maloo (Jen)
State: NSW
My Previous Cycle Length: 30
Cycle Type: IUI
FF Link:
Months of TTC: 18
Medications: Puregon/ Pregnyl
Important Dates: Insemination 24/01/06
Reasons for Infertility:

Name - Rose
State - NSW
My Previous Cycle Length - 30
Cycle Type - IVF#2 (ICSI #1)
FF Link -
Months of TTC - 49
Medications - lucrin, puregon, pregnyl
Important Dates - ET 3/1/06
Reasons for Infertility - endo, blocked left tube.

Name - SamT
State - NT
My Previous Cycle Length - 28, 28, 31
Cycle Type - Natural
FF Link -
Months of TTC - 16
Medications - Elevit
Important Dates - Laps to remove Endo 07/01 & 11/05

Name: sararms (shonagh)
State: Berkshire ~ UK
My Previous Cycle Length: 28
Cycle Type: suppressing
FF Link:
Months of TTC: 20
Medications: none
Important Dates: ET 3rd April 2 embryos on board! BT 14th April

Name - Sari
State - VIC
My Previous Cycle Length - 28
Cycle Type - ICSI
FF Link -
Months of TTC - 36+ (4 Clomid & IUI, 1st IVF)
Medications - Synarel
Important Dates - May 06 - IVF

Name - sammi
State - QLD
My Previous Cycle Length - 33 days
Cycle Type - 1st IVF
FF Link -
Months of TTC - 24months
Medications - Synarel and FSH
Important Dates - 12/7 Egg pick up

Name - Starbright
State - NSW
My Previous Cycle Length - 28 - 26 - 29 - 27
Cycle Type - ICSI
FF Link -
Months of TTC - 36
Medications - nil
Important Dates - 7th December

Name - suzy
State - NSW
My Previous Cycle Length - 30
Cycle Type - IVF
Months of TTC - 24
FF Link -
Medications - blackmores pregnancy and bf formula
Important Dates - Downregging on Synarel 16/12; Appointment 03/01. 187.5 Gonal F and EC week beginning 10/01

Name - Teagan
State - NSW
My Previous Cycle Length - Irregular 31 - 27 - 44
Cycle Type - DI (Natural insemination)
Months of TTC - several naturally, 2mths AC
Medications - Elevit
Important Dates - DI 29/11; 30/11

Name - TwoMums (Megan)
State - QLD
My Previous Cycle Length - 27
Cycle Type - IVF with Donor
FF Link -
Months of TTC -
Medications - Synarel/Gonal-F/Pregnyl
Important Dates - Due AF 27/7/06 for IVF#2

Name - Zap (Racheal)
State - Vic
My Previous Cycle Length - 28 - 28
Cycle Type - Natural
FF Link -
Months of TTC - 16
Medications - None
Important Dates - Late November - seeing fertility doc

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July TWW/ETs/BTs

Jade (jchab) :stickyvibesboy:
Linda (Aleida) :stickyvibesgirl:

Hi all,

catch up with the old thread here

Just popping in to wish everyone good luck with their current cycles. I want to see heaps of Pregnancy Announcement soon and to see you all clearing out of here..LOL...Fingers and toes crossed for you all...

thanks shan :hug:

Hiya Sush,
I have offically moved to the PG thread so I guess you can take me off teh front page at last. Hope a few moe of you girls get to move over this month. good luck

Hi Ladies.

Hope their will be many BFPs soon.

Hoping no one experiences a IVF cycle like my last, I went through so much pain with egg retrieval and got 8 eggs, too my big dissappointment there were 3 left but 1 just hanging in their for transfer and leaving none to freeze, this is the most eggs we have had for EPU but the least lasting blast.

IVF #1 EPU 7 eggs Blast 2 eggs and the only 2 for transfer - BFN - DEC04
IVF #2 EPU 6 eggs Blast 4 eggs - transferred 2 and froze 2 - BFP - Twins (lost 4/7/05 & 5/7/06) FEB 05
FET #1 transferred - DEC 05 - BFN
IVF #3 EPU 8 eggs Blast 1 egg and only one transferred - JUNE 06 - currently 2ww and have blood test on 6/7/06

Wishing everyone lots of baby luck.

Luv Chris

I would like to update my details please.

Anney

was my absolute pleasure removing your details from here!

Chris, sorry to hear about your nightmare cycle. Praying for a good result come the 6th so you can put it behind you for good!

Keen - sorry about AF turning up. Big:hugs: to you and hope this cycle brings you your BFP
Danni - :hugs: to you aswell and hope the week gets better for you.

Linda - sounds like that gym is really a bad one, not very good for their business and the last thing you need at a time like this, some people are so unsympathetic :(

Chris - I'm sorry you've had such a difficult long road. What a strong person you must be and I wish you loads of luck and :bluedust: for your next cycle

Here's to a fantastic month for all of us.

Sammi

hey guys- just letting you all know that i wont be starting my down reg cycle today.

we have decided to postpone it a few months.

Morning Girls

Had my first blood test yesterday and I have down regulated. So I start my injections tonight...........I hate injections. I have another blood test on Tuesday as I have one polycystic ovary they just want to check that I am not overstimulating.

I have had no symptoms on the Synarel so far and I tell you I have had the best AF pain ever because of the Synarel. Only taken 4 Nurforen.............now that is a world record for me. I know why people with endo take it now!!!!!!! But apparently the gonal is going to aggreviate it so we will see...........

I am still being positive about this cycle but it's weird I still don't really feel like we are doing IVF........maybe when they do the retrieval I will............Has anyone else felt like that????

How are my other IVF cycle buddies going?????????

Keen - I am so sorry matey :hug:

How is everyone else??

Jade

I have a question guys....for everyones first ivf cycle- did you all have down reg stim cycles? Is there another option? If so, what is the difference and how do the docs choose who does which cycle? thanks

Danni,

there are a few protocols, but the two main ones are flare and down reg. I guess you already know what down reg entails, but with a flare cycle they start stimming you as soon as you get AF, but you take nothing before AF. This type of cycle tends to bring on eggs fairly quickly, and many Drs don't like it because it gives them less control. Apparently you also get better quality eggs on down reg (don't know how true that is though)

I did two flare cycles and 3 down reg cycles. My first two were flares.

love
sushee

thanks for that :)

Hey girls - how is everyone going.

I have been having the most boring cycle on the microgynon LOL - am very keen to jump back into the action next month.
What happens for a FET cycle? I must ring the IVF nurse on Monday to find out, because AF is due in a couple of days, and I think I remember her saying something about an appt on CD5.

Cherie,

It's good you're calling your clinic to find out what happens next. You never get quite enough instructions from the IVF clinics, do you? Just enough to get you to the next hurdle, but not usually more than that. I wonder if they worry about overloading us with info. Personally I'd rather someone went through exactly what was going to happen step by step! Lol!

Normally you would call the clinic on CD1 to let them know you're good to go. They then start bringing you in for bts to track when you O, then transfer your snowbub 2 days after (if it was frozen at day 2) or 5 days after (if it was frozen at blast stage) you have your LH 'surge', which indicates that you are due to ovulate.

Hope AF arrives quickly for you, and you get going again!

love
sushee

Trish's boys are here!
See birth announcements!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

Hi everyone,

Congratulations to Trish. It is always great to hear some good news.

Danni I hope you are doing ok. Lets hope that you fall pregnant soon before you decide on what you are going to do next.

Jade I also feel like you, I don't really feel like we are doing IVF yet. I took my first needle this morning which was ok. No side effects as yet. I am feeling positve so lets hope that this is the month for us. They are predicting my egg pick up will be around the 12th. Are you with Melb or Monash? Are you doing your own needles? I have got my husband doing it for me.

I hope everyone is well and I will talk more later.

Linda

Hi Linda

We are doing IVF through Monash. Who are you doing it through??? I have had 2 injections third one will be tonight. Hubby is doing my injections............I hate injections............the needle is quite thin which is good. I feel a little emotional today maybe it's the gonal. I guess I will know a date for my egg pick up after my first blood test which is Tuesday. If the blood test results are all ok then I have a U/S and blood test on Friday. I hope it is our month too :pray: :) .

Jade

Thanks so much Sushee - you are always so helpful :)

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They then start bringing you in for bts to track when you O, then transfer your snowbub 2 days after

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Just another quick question ... I often don't O, or I don't O until CD70 or some other ridiculously long cycle. Will they put me on clomid or something else to help me O?

Linda - glad to hear that you're side-effect free at the moment sweets.

Jade - that's so sweet that your DH is doing your injections. My DH stood by, looking on in horror while I injected myself lol. I hope you and Linda both have lots of success this cycle.

It doesn't matter if you O late, they'll transfer whenever you do eventually O. If you don't O at all, then they'll likely put you on BCP to bring on AF, then do a medicated FET next time to ensure you have a good lining for your snowbubs when they transfer. I think on a HRT FET you don't even O? So by hook or by crook, they find a way to make it work!

Please add me to the list

Hi Girls

Cherie - He is sweet although he doesn't want to give me the Ovidrel so I will be getting my stepmum to do that she is a nurse. He has given me the Ovidrel before but is not so confident this time. The gonal pen is really easy.

It's been pretty quite in here. I had another blood test today and they are happy with my levels and that I am not overstimulating so U/S & blood test on Friday. Hopefully follies will be the right size by then and retriefval could be Monday. So I will have to wait and see.

How is everyone going?

Jade

Hi Jade...good luck to you my sweet and fingers crossed your follies grow nice and big over the next few days.....

Welcome Bridget. Good luck with this IVF cycle and praying you get a BFP soon....

Well, I've had a frustrating day getting the runaround at the clinic - my normal OB (Dr Watson) and the IVF nurse (Kris) are both on holidays - I discovered this when I dropped in yesterday to speak with the nurse. So the receptionist (who is wonderful!) gave me the phone number for a nurse at the QFG Day Theatres in the city (where I had my EPU done).
So I rang her - she understood what I was talking about, but then said that I would have to phone Dr Hines, who is covering for Dr Watson while he is on holidays, and she gave me the phone number. So I phoned Dr Hines, but spoke to another lady (?nurse ?receptionist) who barely listened to what I had to say, and said "well, I can't give you any advice because we know nothing about you". I kept trying to tell her that I finished my BCP cycle today and my withdrawal bleed is starting today, so I needed to know if I should be taking clomid/FSH/something to make me ovulate, so that my FET can go ahead in 2 wks (as was originally planned with Dr Watson). She continued to say "well, you'lll just have to wait until Dr Watson gets back from holidays" and I was trying to tell her that I was worried that I might miss the boat, particularly if I needed to start taking any medication in the early part of my cycle, but she wouldn't listen to me :angry:

Hmmmfff ... so unhelpful! I ended up ringing back the receptionist at Dr Watson's rooms, and asking her if she could fax my chart over to Dr Hines with a note on the front saying that I wasn't sure what I needed to be doing this cycle.
I feel so frustrated with the whole thing - prior to this, everything has gone so smoothly, and I have always known what was happening. Please come back Dr Watson and Kris - I miss you!!!!

Oh Cherie...don't you hate it when crap like this happens. I so hope that you can get some answers soon, coz i'd hate to see you have to give up this cycle coz of something that is beyond your control....good luck my sweet.xxxxx

Cherie this is really poor on the clinics behalf.. the Drs should 'hand over' their patients to the Drs who are taking over whilst they are away... If this gets stuffed up, which i hope it doesn't, i certainly would be making a song and dance about it .. and make sure you complain in writing.. people just don't realise what us girls go through on this silly roller coaster...the clinic should be more organised in these situations... take care sweetie love leis xx

Hi Cherie. Bob is away until about 18/7. There is a midwife there some days seeing OB pt so maybe she can help. When I did my FET in feb I took oestrogen tablets and then progesterone pessaries to build up my lining I don't ovulate and didn't need to for the FET, Bob just checked my lining. I think I started them on day 5 or 6. I hope someone helps you soon.

Love Shez xox

Thank you sushee and sammi for your replies.

Sammi, sometimes i think i am strong and then some days i am not.

Yesterday and today are 1st anniversary of the loss of our twin girls Chantelle 4/7 and Shale on 5/7 and tomorrow i have BT (fingers crossed). The last couple days have been supported by MIL and DH which has been great,otherwise not sure how would have coped and DH was also dealing with the loss of his dad 3/7 so we have 3 consecutive days of anniversaries.

Great news for Baby~Amore (trish) on her birth of 2 baby boys - WTG!!!.

Chris

Chris, GL for your BT tomorrow! Many fingers crossed for you, hunny.

Bridget (FunMumma) have added you to the front page! Welcome!

Chris good luck with your BT tomorrow, I am thinking of you on the anniversary of your little angels

Good Luck Jade with your your IVF cycle, it is so exciting and nerve racking all at the same time. I hope you get a nice basket full of eggies.
It is also very exciting when they do the transfer, you get to see the embryo on the ultrasound being inserted and it si just sitting there in the uterus !!! It was really overwhelming as DF and I really didnt expected to be able to see so clearly. My fingers are crossed for you.

Good luck Cherie

I hope you get it all sorted out. There is nothing worse than not knowing if you are perhaps supposed to being doing something especially when timing is so critical. I hope you get an answer.

My thoughts are with you Chris at such a dificult time. You sound very strong.

Currently I am just sitting out the wait to my next FET in about 8 weeks, bad attitude and all, so frustrating not doing anything, feels like such a waste of time.

But I am realllllyyyy enjoying the odd glass of Champers, oh how I have missed my best friend.

Take care all and my thoughts are with you

Sar

Hi everyone,

Chris I am sorry to hear about the loss of your beautiful girls. You won't believe that I too lost our twin daughters on the 4th of July last year so I understand how you are feeling at this time. It is hard to believe that a year has gone by. I hope that this will be a better year for you.

Jade I am with Melb IVF. I have taken my 5th needle today and I have an ultrasound on Friday and will probably have my transfer early next week. Do you have any side effects? I haven't really, occassionally might feel a little niggle but I have been very surprised on how little it is bothering me. I am hoping that this is our month. It has been such a long road that there has got to be an end.

I hope everyone else is ok.

I'll talk more later.

Linda

Chris and Linda....my thoughts are with you both over this hard time of year. You are both amazingly stong women and are an inspiration to us all.. :hug:

Chris good luck with your BT tomorrow. Fingers crossed for you..

Sar - I know it doesn't feel like it at the moment, but it won't be a waste of time when you are holding your little one in your arms. Good luck for the FET. And you go girl....get stuck into that champers....

Hi to everyone else... :hello:

Hello Lovelies,

Sorry I have been MIA. Keeping incredibly busy with work and study and trying to exercise in between plus keep up with my housework - yeah right !!!! I just have not had the time to post - I have however checked in every now and then to see how things are progressing with everyone.
Cherie - I hope all gets sorted out so that you can have your FET in a couple of weeks. How exciting - two weeks is not long!!! How are you going with it all, hopefully all is well with you.
Shan - Hi lovey, how are things with you?
Danni - Sorry about AF turning up. How are you coping (you've started your first IVF cycle havn't you??) - sorry I'm a bit behind with all the news!!!
A big hello to everyone else and hope we get some BFP's soon....c'mon girls, I'm counting on you!!!(no pressure:rolleyes: )

I'm still taking time off - no idea what cycle day I'm on and quite frankly not caring a hell of alot. DH and I have decided to maybe chill a couple of months before going in for our FET. I'm really trying to concentrate on finishing my studies and getting back into Riding (horses that is) as my poor babies have been neglected lately as I have just not had too much time on my hands, so they have both probably gone a bit feral and wont remember what a saddle looks like (hee hee) nah it's not been that long, but I'll definately have a lot of work to do in the Arena!!!!
Anyways that is all... take care and chat soon......and hop to it - I wanna see those BFP's!!!!! I'm living through all of you at the moment LOL!!!:)
Lots of Love
Alex xoxo
OMG sorry about the novel - I didn't realise I waffled on soooo much.

Cherie, hope you get some answers from the clinic. Depending on your hormone levels in prior cycles they may put you on a stim FET or a HRT FET.
My hormones are crap so I do HRT FETs, they involve taking Progynova (O2) to build up your lining til it's ready & then Progesterone pessaries to sustain it. You never actually ovulate so there is no problem there.
Only thing is you'll need your Progynova from CD1, BTs start at about CD10.
I hope all goes well, there's nothing worse than being geared up for a cycle & then it goes bonkers on you. I'll be watching & hoping for you.

Hi Ladies

Have just had my beta today and reading is 296, so i guess i have BFP.

What do i do after this, stay, move to another forum? sorry not sure.

Always hoping everyone gets a BFP.

Chris

congrats Chris.. we needed some more grads.. there is a forum for pregnancy after LTTC .. Trish (babyamore) has just had her boys so we need you to move over and take her place... YAHHHH and congrats again.... leis xx

Congratulations Chris, I wish you all the best and make sure you pop in to keep us up to date with how you are going. Go and enjoy all the pregnancy talk in the other forum but we want you to visit now and then.

I go for my next ultrasound tomorrow so they can tell me the date of my transfer. I have the week off next week which makes everthing a bit more relaxing.

Linda

Congrats confused egg. Hope you have a happy and healthy pregnancy. xoxoxo
Can someone tell me what the liked range is for oestrogen at egg pick up???? Last time my oestrogen before pick up was 1800 so they cancelled now its 494. Ultrasound tomorrow to see haw those slow moving follies are. This is day 14 of injections grrrr....
Hows eveyone else coping????

Oh Chris, that's fantastic news. Congratulations. Go join up in the Pg after LTTTC threads, but make sure that you pop in from time to time to fill us in on how you are progressing. Don't be a total stranger okay...congrats once again.

Alex - hi my sweet. I'm not bad. Thanks for asking. Got pretty much the same attitude as you at the moment in regards to TTC, so not really sure what's going on with me. I'll take whatever comes my way at the moment.....